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Serbian elections: A country where students may actually take power

24 October 2026

Serbia is voting in an early election, where the most powerful politician in the country, in charge for 14 years, has a serious rival for the first time – students. Aleksandar Vučić, who stepped down from his second mandate as president is now running for prime minister. Al Jazeera’s Nataša Kovačev explains.

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